Margaret O'Brien Caughy
Biographic Data
| ID | 4550843 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret O'Brien Caughy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret O'Brien |
| FAMILY NAME | Caughy |
| SIGNATURE | CAUGHY M O B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Texas School of Public Health |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 100 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Examining methodological details of neighbourhood observations and the relationship to health
The Effect of Residential Neighborhood on Child Behavior Problems in First Grade
Child behavior problems have been identified as being responsible for the greatest reduction in quality of life for children between ages 1 and 19. In this study, we examine whether neighborhood social processes are associated with differences in child behavior problems in an economically and racially diverse sample of 405 urban‐dwelling first grade children and whether parenting behavior mediates and/or moderates the effects of neighborhoods. Fu…
Neighborhood Matters
Differences in racial socialization practices and their effects were examined in a sample of 241 African American 1st graders (average age 6.59 years) living in an urban area. Child outcomes included cognitive development, receptive language skills, and child problem behavior. The cultural environment of the home was associated with higher cognitive scores for boys living in high negative social climate and low social capital neighborhoods and fo…
Neighborhood Poverty, Social Capital, and the Cognitive Development of African American Preschoolers
In this investigation, we examine the impact of the ecological context of the residential neighborhood on the cognitive development of children by considering social processes not only at the family‐level but also at the neighborhood‐level. In a socioeconomically diverse sample of 200 African American children living in 39 neighborhoods in Baltimore, we found that neighborhood poverty was associated with poorer problem‐solving skills over and abo…
Experiences of Racism Among African American Parents and the Mental Health of Their Preschool-Aged Children
Experiences of and responses to racism among African American parents have important effects on the well-being of their young children
The Africentric Home Environment Inventory
The sociocultural context of the home is one of the most important socializing environments for young children. In this study, the authors describe an observational measure for racial socialization features of the home environment. Data were collected during home visits to 200 socioeconomically diverse urban African American families with preschool children, and a principal axis factor analysis revealed a single factor with an internal reliabilit…
Neighborhoods, families, and children
Recent global and national trends have put a growing number of families and children living in the United States at risk for adverse health and developmental outcomes. Policies and programs designed to address these problems have too often focused on the characteristics of individuals as the root cause and have failed to address significantly core problems. The research reported here suggests that researchers, program planners, and policy makers …
Health and environmental effects on the academic readiness of school-age children
Secondary analysis was used to examine how health and environmental risk affect mathematics and reading readiness in a sample of 867 5- and 6-year-old children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Measures of risk included low birth weight, length of hospitalization at birth, rehospitalization during the first year of life, family income, maternal education, and the quality of the home environment. Although academic readiness was large…
Experiences of Racism Among African American Parents and the Mental Health of Their Preschool-Aged Children
Experiences of and responses to racism among African American parents have important effects on the well-being of their young children
The Effect of Residential Neighborhood on Child Behavior Problems in First Grade
Child behavior problems have been identified as being responsible for the greatest reduction in quality of life for children between ages 1 and 19. In this study, we examine whether neighborhood social processes are associated with differences in child behavior problems in an economically and racially diverse sample of 405 urban‐dwelling first grade children and whether parenting behavior mediates and/or moderates the effects of neighborhoods. Fu…
Neighborhood Poverty, Social Capital, and the Cognitive Development of African American Preschoolers
In this investigation, we examine the impact of the ecological context of the residential neighborhood on the cognitive development of children by considering social processes not only at the family‐level but also at the neighborhood‐level. In a socioeconomically diverse sample of 200 African American children living in 39 neighborhoods in Baltimore, we found that neighborhood poverty was associated with poorer problem‐solving skills over and abo…
The Africentric Home Environment Inventory
The sociocultural context of the home is one of the most important socializing environments for young children. In this study, the authors describe an observational measure for racial socialization features of the home environment. Data were collected during home visits to 200 socioeconomically diverse urban African American families with preschool children, and a principal axis factor analysis revealed a single factor with an internal reliabilit…
Health and environmental effects on the academic readiness of school-age children
Secondary analysis was used to examine how health and environmental risk affect mathematics and reading readiness in a sample of 867 5- and 6-year-old children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Measures of risk included low birth weight, length of hospitalization at birth, rehospitalization during the first year of life, family income, maternal education, and the quality of the home environment. Although academic readiness was large…
Health and environmental effects on the academic readiness of school-age children
Secondary analysis was used to examine how health and environmental risk affect mathematics and reading readiness in a sample of 867 5- and 6-year-old children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Measures of risk included low birth weight, length of hospitalization at birth, rehospitalization during the first year of life, family income, maternal education, and the quality of the home environment. Although academic readiness was large…
Neighborhoods, families, and children
Recent global and national trends have put a growing number of families and children living in the United States at risk for adverse health and developmental outcomes. Policies and programs designed to address these problems have too often focused on the characteristics of individuals as the root cause and have failed to address significantly core problems. The research reported here suggests that researchers, program planners, and policy makers …
The Africentric Home Environment Inventory
The sociocultural context of the home is one of the most important socializing environments for young children. In this study, the authors describe an observational measure for racial socialization features of the home environment. Data were collected during home visits to 200 socioeconomically diverse urban African American families with preschool children, and a principal axis factor analysis revealed a single factor with an internal reliabilit…
Experiences of Racism Among African American Parents and the Mental Health of Their Preschool-Aged Children
Experiences of and responses to racism among African American parents have important effects on the well-being of their young children
Neighborhood Matters
Differences in racial socialization practices and their effects were examined in a sample of 241 African American 1st graders (average age 6.59 years) living in an urban area. Child outcomes included cognitive development, receptive language skills, and child problem behavior. The cultural environment of the home was associated with higher cognitive scores for boys living in high negative social climate and low social capital neighborhoods and fo…
Neighborhood Poverty, Social Capital, and the Cognitive Development of African American Preschoolers
In this investigation, we examine the impact of the ecological context of the residential neighborhood on the cognitive development of children by considering social processes not only at the family‐level but also at the neighborhood‐level. In a socioeconomically diverse sample of 200 African American children living in 39 neighborhoods in Baltimore, we found that neighborhood poverty was associated with poorer problem‐solving skills over and abo…
The Effect of Residential Neighborhood on Child Behavior Problems in First Grade
Child behavior problems have been identified as being responsible for the greatest reduction in quality of life for children between ages 1 and 19. In this study, we examine whether neighborhood social processes are associated with differences in child behavior problems in an economically and racially diverse sample of 405 urban‐dwelling first grade children and whether parenting behavior mediates and/or moderates the effects of neighborhoods. Fu…
Examining methodological details of neighbourhood observations and the relationship to health
Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (5 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Public health (3 works)